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Oct 28, 2013 at 6:30 PM

When I walked in a store yesterday I was assaulted with holiday music and suggestions to buy gifts and decorations by the big stores. When I thought about it for a minute I recalled this Facebook posting in October 2013 by Thayer's Marine, Inc. It is just one of the reasons why I am always encouraging people to shop and buy locally.

I like to encourage people to think out of the box for items they want or need or as gifts. We, as a community want the personal care and service that local businesses give to us. I hear people say that they like to go to places and leave their money in places where they are considered to be individuals so why not spend your money locally. Spread good words about local businesses. The Thayers posting certainly speaks why more eloquently than I can -

“I know that people generally use Facebook and social media as a tool to spread the negative word, I have fallen victim to it in the past, but sometimes the good word must be spread...

A customer came to me just under two weeks ago and he had been rear ended on I-91 and his boat had some damage, mainly the gear case for his outboard motor was destroyed. The insurance company of the lady who rear ended him dragged their feet on all aspects of the claim, which we do expect, but he was leaving for vacation tomorrow, the 10th of September and wanted to take his boat. Yesterday, at 1pm we finally received the approval. We would have ordered the gearcase ahead of time, but if the insurance only approved a rebuild, we would have been stuck with a gear case that we seldom see a need for, and when you are talking about thousands of dollars in parts, its tough to have that sitting on the shelf. I called Evinrude at 1pm yesterday, and they stepped up, to help me OVERNIGHT (that is correct, OVERNIGHT, an oversized, overweight package). This had absolutely nothing to do with them, and this speaks to just how great of a company they are for me to work with. I wanted to ensure that they receive proper thanks!”

Beryl

When I walked in a store yesterday I was assaulted with holiday music and suggestions to buy gifts and decorations by the big stores. When I thought about it for a minute I recalled this Facebook posting in October 2013 by Thayer's Marine, Inc. It is just one of the reasons why I am always encouraging people to shop and buy locally.
I like to encourage people to think out of the box for items they want or need or as gifts. We, as a community want the personal care and service that local businesses give to us. I hear people say that they like to go to places and leave their money in places where they are considered to be individuals so why not spend your money locally. Spread good words about local businesses. The Thayers posting certainly speaks why more eloquently than I can -
“I know that people generally use Facebook and social media as a tool to spread the negative word, I have fallen victim to it in the past, but sometimes the good word must be spread...
A customer came to me just under two weeks ago and he had been rear ended on I-91 and his boat had some damage, mainly the gear case for his outboard motor was destroyed. The insurance company of the lady who rear ended him dragged their feet on all aspects of the claim, which we do expect, but he was leaving for vacation tomorrow, the 10th of September and wanted to take his boat. Yesterday, at 1pm we finally received the approval. We would have ordered the gearcase ahead of time, but if the insurance only approved a rebuild, we would have been stuck with a gear case that we seldom see a need for, and when you are talking about thousands of dollars in parts, its tough to have that sitting on the shelf. I called Evinrude at 1pm yesterday, and they stepped up, to help me OVERNIGHT (that is correct, OVERNIGHT, an oversized, overweight package). This had absolutely nothing to do with them, and this speaks to just how great of a company they are for me to work with. I wanted to ensure that they receive proper thanks!”